Rocklin Unified School District is proud to be participating in Harvest of the Month serving local foods & celebrating local farmers!
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Pluots
California grows more pluots than any other state in the U.S.
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Pluots are a stone fruit.
Pluots were developed in California in 1989 by Floyd Zaiger.
Over 80 different varieties of pluots.
Many varieties of pluots have fun names like Flavor
Pluots are around 75% plum
Pluots come in a variety of – green, yellow, crimson, dappled, streaked or plum.
Pluots are known for their sweet flavor.
Plum Apricot
Full Belly Farm
Full Belly Farm is a 400certified organic farm
Full Belly Farm is also home to The farm was started in 198 5.
Full Belly Farm grows a wide variety of fruits, vegetables
Full Belly Farm offers Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) boxes.
Full Belly Farm is located Guinda, California.
Full Belly Farm is owned by Andrew Brait, Judith Redmond, Paul Muller, Dru Rivers, Jenna Muller, and Amon Muller.
Summer Squash
California harvests
California is the #1 squash producing state in the U.S.
TWO Types of Squash: W I N T E R
Winter squash has much harder skin than summer squash. Squash are a fruit!
Examples of winter squash are pumpkins, acorn & butternut.
All squash are related to melons!
Summer squash grow faster than winter squash. 1 acre of land could grow around 11,000 squash!
Winter squash takes 80 – 120 days to mature after being planted.
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Alemaya Farm
Alemaya Farm is a family-owned & operated 35-acre farm.
Alemaya Farm was founded by husband and wife Johnathan & Cynthia Wilcox. Alemaya Farm was started in 2012.
Home to two sheep
Alemaya Farm is a certified organic farm.
Alemaya Farm was named after the grandkids of Johnathan & Cynthia.
Alemaya Farm grows a wide variety of vegetables, fruits & grains.
Centered Farming”
Alemaya Farm is located Capay Valley, CA.
Bell Peppers
California produces the MOST bell peppers in the U.S.
California produces 300 MILLION pounds of bell peppers per year.
Most bell peppers are harvested by hand. Bell peppers can be 2 to inches long.
sweet peppers.
Bell peppers are in the same family as tomatoes, eggplant, and potatoes.
Bell peppers are a F R U I T.
ALL bell peppers are GREEN before they ripen.
Bell peppers transition from green to yellow to orange to red depending on how long they ripen.
Bell peppers get sweeter the longer they ripen.
Orozco Garcia Farm
Orozco Garcia Farm farms on 46 acres of land.
Orozco Garcia Farm is a small owned & operated farm.
Orozco Garcia Farms grows a wide , melons & squash.
On weekends, Orozco Garcia Farms sells their produce at farmers markets.
Orozco Garcia Farm is located in Lodi, CA.
Jacinto Robles & his brother Dario run the dayto-day growing operation on Orozco Garcia Farms.
“We look forward to expanding our farm and leaving a foundation for generations to come!”
Beets
Most of the beets grown in California are grown in the Central Valley & coastal regions
Beets come in a wide variety of colors: red, golden, white, purple & more!
“Table beets”
Red beets are the M O S T common variety.
Beets are described as
EVERY part of the beet is edible!
Beets come in many different shapes & sizes.
Beets grow best in cooler climates with bright sun.
Terra Firma Farm
Terra Firma Farm is a non-traditional family farm that was started in the 1980s.
Farm grows a WIDE variety of produce.
of Terra Firma Farm is organic, the other 5% is in the transition to organic.
“Our farm is as much about people as it is about produce.” This farm is owned by 3 families: Holmes 200 acres.
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farm to your fork
Terra Firma Farms located in
California is the number 1 milk producing state in the U.S.
46% of California milk goes into making California cheese.
Breeds of Dairy Cows:
1. Ayrshire 2. Brown Swiss 3. Guernsey 4. Holstein 5. Jersey
Nearly 98% of U.S. dairy farms are family owned & operated. California is home to 1,100+ dairy farms.
6. Milking Shorthorn
Holstein cows all have a unique pattern of spots!
ALL 50 states have dairy farms!
1 cow produces around 6 gallons of milk per day. Milk is the source of ALL dairy products! Cows can SEE almost 360 degrees and SMELL up to 6 miles away!
Crystal Creamery
Crystal Creamery was founded by George Knox in 1901
Crystal Creamery is the oldest family-owned dairy in California.
Treating their cows with care & dignity is Crystal Creamery’s top priority.
their milk DAILY.
